Removable stuffing box tau-bolt lug arrangement for valves



1964 J. A. ENGLERT ETAL 3,

REMOVABLE STUFFING BOX T-BOLT LUG ARRANGEMENT FOR VALVES Filed June 7 1963 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 iiw 2 fl E Z1 I K @ggillli Z5 22, 1964 J. A. ENGLERT ETAL 3,

REMOVABLE STUFFING BOX T-BOLT LUG ARRANGEMENT FOR VALVES Filed June 7, 1963 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Z7ZU676 0715'.

Dec. 22, 1964 J ENGLERT ETAL 3,162,455

REMOVABLE STUFFING BOX T-BOLT LUG ARRANGEMENT FOR VALVES 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed June 7, 1965 Referring now to a further modified construction, it will be appreciated that by suitable modification of the retaining hollow lugs 22 and 23 upon the yoke 14, provision may be made to swing the gland bolts 11 outwardly and without the necessity for removing or disassembling the stufiing box 8 from the yoke 14. in this modification, as shown more clearly in FIGS. 3 and 4, the hollow lugs 22 and 23 are provided with a lower extension of the recesses 24 and 25 as indicated at 31 and 32; respectively. In this modified construction, the T-heads 26 and, 27 of the gland bolts 11 are provided witnthe coil springs 33 and 34 mounted thereover and with the outwardly bent ends of said springs arranged as indicated on each side of the inverted head section of the T-bolt, thereby keeping the T-bolts from dropping out through the respective lug extension openings 31 and 32. It will be appreciated of course that upon loosening and removing the gland nuts 12 and the gland flange 13, the gland bolts can be removed by merely moving them downwardly and axially in a direction toward the respective lug openings 31 and 32 against the resistance ofiered resiliently by the outwardly extendingstraight end limits of the said springs. It will be appreciated that the said T-bolts together with the said springs are thus easily removed through the respective openings-31 and 32 as indicated more clearly in the dotted lines shown in FIG. 3. It will be further understood that in the normal position of the gland bolts 11 as shown in the solid lines of FIG. 3, the depending straight ends of the respective springs 33 and 34 will prevent the dropping out of the gland bolts by contacting the bottom of the respective spaces 31 and 3 The benefit in the above construction over that previously described is that it is unnecessary to remove the stuffing box assembly from the yoke because the gland bolts in this modification are readily removable from the outside through the openings 31 and 32.

It will of course be appreciated that the form of the resilient means 33 and 34 may vary substantially and the positioning in relation to theT-bolts can be changed to an end position while increasing the space between the lugs "so that by merely turning the T-bolt biased against the resilient means permits of the convenient removal of the T-bolts ext'eriorly of the lugs 22 and 23.

Referring now to a further modification shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, in this construction it will be noted that the stuifing box 8' is provided with a threaded shank 35 threadedly engaging the bonnet. 4 and is sealed as at 36 by a usual annular weld. Actually, in this construction, the stuffing box 8 is integralwith the yoke which consists of the oppositely disposed yoke arms l5, which integral assembly is now designated herein as 37. The

combined stufiing box and yoke 37 is provided with the annular flange 38 over which in superposed abutting relation and supported upon the annular surface 39, the gland bolt supporting member 41 is relatively closely fitted around the plain shank portion 42 of the combined yoke and smiling box as illustrated. On an upper or outer portion of the gland bolt supporting member all, a pair of oppositely disposed hollow lugs preferably integral therewith designated 43 and 4-4- are provided. The latter members are hollow as at 45 and date receive the gland bolts 11 having the T-head portions 47 and 43 respectively. In this modification, a splifclamp construction is employed to hold the gland bolt supporting member 41 firmly to the combined stutfing box and yoke member 37 as evidenced by the clamp which consists of a pair of half portions designated 49 (only one of which is shown) and having the respective oppositely disposed annular inclined surfaces 51 and 52 thereon respectively engaging the flange portions 3% and .38 whereupon drawing the clamp bolts 53 together the said connection is completed. In this construction, it will be noted that the gland bolts 11 can only be inserted within the respective hollow recesses 45 and '46 before the plain shank portion 42 of the stuffing box has entered theapertured gland bolt supporting member 41. Of course, in the same manner as previously described, the gland bolts can be tilted outwardly into the respective spaces 28 and 29 to allow for the repacking or replacement as desired upon removal of the gland nuts 12 and the gland flange 13. This construction possesses the advantage that a relatively compact mounting of the gland bolts close to the peripheral limits of the stufiing box is obtained, while at the same time allowing for a simple clamp connection between the gland bolt supporting members and the combined stuffing box and yoke member. In all other respects, the construction follows the general principle of the invention embodied in the previously described figures so that it is deemed unnecessary to repeat the description with respect to such parts described, it will be appreciated that these embodiments are only for purpose of illustration and the invention therefore should be measured by the scope of the appended claims.

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l. In a valve construction or the like for cooperation with an actuating stem, the combination including a bonnet member therefor, a separable combined yoke and stuiiing box means, the yoke having spaced'apart' arms for journalling the said stem at its upper limit, gland and gland T-bolt means for the said stufiing box means for compressing the packing in the stuffing box means, supporting means for said gland T-bolt means, threaded retaining means cooperating with said bonnet member and yoke for joining the said yoke and stufling box to the said bonnet member, hollow spaced apart lug means engaging said gland T-bolt means cooperating with said threaded retaining means, the said stuifing box means having an outer wall portion to prevent removal of said gland bolt means inwardly of said lug means upon completion of the assembly of the stufilng box and yoke means with said bonnet. V

2. The subject matter of claim 1, the outside diameter of said stuffing box being defined by a space measured by theinner edges of the said gland T-bolt means.

3. The subject matter of claim 1, resilient means cooperating with said lug means and said gland T-bolt means i to permit upon predetermined movement of said gland T-bolt means biased against said resilient means the removalof said gland T-bolt means exteriorly of said lug means.

4. The subject matter of claim 3, the said resilient means being'coiled springs wound about the said gland T-bolt means. 1 a

5. The subject matter of claim 4, the said coiled springs having outwardly bent ends normally engaging lower surface portions of said lug means to resiliently support said gland T-bolts.

6. The subject matter. of claim 1, the said combined stufiing box and yoke means having annular means therebetween for effecting alignment of the said yoke with the said stufiing box.

7. In a valve construction or the like for cooperation with an actuating stem, the combination including a bonnet membertherefor, a separable combined yokeand stufling box means, the yokehaving spaced apart arms for journalling the said stem at its upper limit, gland and gland T-bolt means for the saidstuffing box means for compressing the packing in the stufiing box means, supporting means for said gland T-bolt means comprising a threaded annular portion of said yoke means engaging said stutling box means and bearing non-rotatably against said bonnet member, hollow spaced apart. lug means on said threaded annular portion of said yoke means for engagementby said gland T-bolt means, the said lug means having recessed opening in a direction toward bolts inwardly of said lug means upon completion of the 5 6 assembly of the stufiing box and yoke means with said References Cited in the file of this patent bonnet UNITED STATES PATENTS 8. The subject matter of claim 6, split clamp means 1866 292 Carlson July 5 1932 for joining said combined stuffing box and yoke mfians 2:563:012 Dopp et i Aug 1951 to said gland T-bolt supporting means. 2,722,40i Tell et aL Nov. 1, 1955 

1. IN A VALVE CONSTRUCTION OR THE LIKE FOR COOPERATION WITH AN ACTUATING STEM, THE COMBINATION INCLUDING A BONNET MEMBER THEREFOR, A SEPARABLE COMBINED YOKE AND STUFFING BOX MEANS, THE YOKE HAVING SPACED APART ARMS FOR JOURNALLING THE SAID STEM AT ITS UPPER LIMIT, GLAND AND GLAND T-BOLT MEANS FOR THE SAID STUFFING BOX MEANS FOR COMPRESSING THE PACKING IN THE STUFFING BOX MEANS, SUPPORTING MEANS FOR SAID GLAND T-BOLT MEANS, THREADED RETAINING MEANS COOPERATING WITH SAID BONNET MEMBER AND YOKE FOR JOINING THE SAID YOKE AND STUFFING BOX TO THE SAID BONNET MEMBER, HOLLOW SPACED APART LUG MEANS ENGAGING SAID GLAND T-BOLT MEANS COOPERATING WITH SAID THREADED RETAINING MEANS, THE SAID STUFFING BOX MEANS HAVING AN OUTER WALL PORTION TO PREVENT REMOVAL OF SAID GLAND BOLT MEANS INWARDLY OF SAID LUG MEANS UPON COMPLETION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE STUFFING BOX AND YOKE MEANS WITH SAID BONNET. 